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BYD's tally was higher than Volkswagen's retail sales of 143,602 retail sales and Toyota Motor Corp's (7203.T) 115,272, which were 0.3% and 0.5% lower, respectively, on the year.
However, the Volkswagen AG group still outsold BYD, when the 36,847 units sold under the Audi brand are included.